The ABC has announced a major revision of its rules for the national newspaper industry in an attempt to improve the transparency of data supplied.Extensive discussions between the ABC, national newspaper publishers and media buyers has resulted in the revised set of rules which commences on 30 March 1998, for the April 1998 ABC audit… Continue reading ABC Revises National Newspaper Rules
The ITC has received two applications for the local delivery franchise for North Wales and South Cheshire (subscribers see ITC Invites Applications For Delivery Channels). By the deadline of 12 January 1998 the ITC had received applications from Cable and Wireless Communications and Metro Communications Ltd.C&W proposes to offer service to 275,000 homes in North… Continue reading Applications For North Wales Delivery Franchise
Nascent terrestrial broadcaster, Channel 5, has secured a sports coup by winning the rights to three of England’s qualifying games for the Euro 2000 finals. The games, which are all away, will come from Poland, Bulgaria and Luxembourg.The channel also has the rights to broadcast Scotland’s matches in the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Bosnia-Herzogovina, Estonia and… Continue reading C5 Shoots And Scores For Euro 2000
http://www.club18-30.co.ukI cannot deny that from a Club 18-30 website I expected plenty of oiled bodies, burgeoning cleavage and loads of wanton nymphs. What you actually get, however, is loads whizzing, full-motion graphics and lots of clever special effects. In fact so many moving words and flashing colours that one could be forgiven for saying, too… Continue reading Website Of The Week – Club 18-30
Advertising group GGT was forced to suspend its shares for twelve hours yesterday and bring forward its half-year results after Proctor & Gamble said it would be moving its business away from Wells BDDP, the New York agency which it bought as part of the BDDP takeover last year.The loss of the P&G account will… Continue reading GGT Rocked By P&G Loss
London News Radio (LNR) is supporting its bid for a North East News Radio licence (subscribers see London News Radio Looks North-East) with a specially designed website at http://www.nenr.co.uk.The site is to allow interested parties to see the content of the application and it details the background to the bid, the proposed programme format and… Continue reading LNR Supports North-East Bid With Website
This Sunday, and for the next three weeks, the Observer will be attaching a free postcard city guide to its Life magazine. One side of the postcard will have a map of the city, with highlights of the best of the city’s bars, sights, shops and restaurants on the reverse. Accompanying the postcards will be… Continue reading Observer Runs Free City Guides
Rumours are currently abound that Pearson New Entertainment is planning to sell off its Future Publishing division. Although Pearson has so far said nothing, a number of speculative reports claim that the company has been in discussion with potential buyers.The position of Future Publishing in the marketplace may provide a clue as to just who… Continue reading Possibilities For Future
Advertising agency Manning Gottlieb Media (MGM) has closed the MGM Brann agency which was a spin-off association with the direct marketing agency, Brann Direct. MGM Brann was set up in December 1996 in an attempt to utilise each of the company’s particular skills and expertise.The business finished trading last December after a decision to close… Continue reading MGM Ends Brann Partnership
DMG Radio has received clearance from the Radio Authority to take over Essex Radio for £20.9 million.DMG previously held a 27% stake in Essex Radio and last September announced that it wished to increase its interest to 41%. Under the City Code a share of this size requires the stake holder to make a formal… Continue reading DMG Overcomes Regulatory Hurdle To Take Over Essex Radio
